Tag Archives: refugee crisis

Justice and Home Affairs : Amnesty International critical of EU-Turkey migrant plan (New Europe) The head of Amnesty International has criticised a draft European Union plan to return some migrants to Turkey. In an interview with the Reuters news agency, … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: EU to send smuggled Syrians back to Turkey (EuObserver) The EU will start returning all irregular migrants back to Turkey from the Greek islands, including smuggled Syrian nationals, under a plan hammered out with Turkey’s prime … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: EU unveils plan to restore Schengen by the end of 2016 (EurActiv) The EU on Friday (4 March) unveiled a “roadmap” to end border controls imposed by member states because of the migrant crisis and restore … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: New Emergency Assistance instrument to provide €700 million on refugee crisis; first 308 returns to Turkey confirmed (NewEurope) A brand new funding instrument was proposed by the European Commission in response to the refugee crisis as … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: Schengen: Austria defies Brussels (NewEurope) Athens recalled its ambassador to Vienna on Thursday and rejected a request for a visit by Austria’s Interior Minister on Friday, February 26. The divide between Austria and Greece seems for … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: EU judges could strike down migrant benefit curbs after UK referendum (EurActiv) The ‘emergency brake’ banning European Union migrants from claiming British in-work benefits – part of David Cameron’s deal to keep the UK in Europe … Continue reading →